Children, teens and young adults are at greater risk for severe complications from COVID-19 than previously thought and those with underlying health conditions are at even greater risk, according to …read more Source:: Science
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Eating red meat and processed meat hikes heart disease and death risk, study finds
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•A large study links red and processed meat with higher risk of heart disease and death. Eating two servings of red meat, processed meat or poultry — but not fish …read more Source:: Science
Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer
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•The cancer death rate declined by 29 percent from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2 percent drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported, …read more Source:: Science
Dog ownership associated with longer life, especially among heart attack and stroke survivors
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•Dog ownership was associated with a 33% lower risk of early death for heart attack survivors living alone and 27% reduced risk of early death for stroke survivors living alone, …read more Source:: Science
An India-Pakistan nuclear war could kill millions, threaten global starvation
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•A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people — more than the death toll during all six years …read more Source:: Science
Vast majority of dietary supplements don’t improve heart health or put off death, study finds
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•In a massive new analysis of findings from 277 clinical trials using 24 different interventions, researchers say they have found that almost all vitamin, mineral and other nutrient supplements or …read more Source:: Science
Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars
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•Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their host star dies, new research has found. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists restore some functions in a pig’s brain hours after death
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•Circulation and cellular activity were restored in a pig’s brain four hours after its death, a finding that challenges long-held assumptions about the timing and irreversible nature of the cessation …read more Source:: Science
Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star
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•A fragment of a planet that has survived the death of its star has been discovered by astronomers in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets, which the star …read more Source:: Science
When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals
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•As coral species die off, they may be leaving a death spiral in their wake: Their absence could be sapping life from the corals that survive. In a new study, …read more Source:: Science